Skylab solar wing repair boosts power and mission hopes
Skylab astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz repaired a jammed solar wing restoring power. The fix allows a fuller four week mission with more lights water and food and advances a 24 day goal while improving chances for later 56 day missions aboard Skylab.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Skylab
Dick Tracy
Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Conrad
Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Space Agency
NASA
William C. Schneider
Charles
Pete) Conrad
Gangland murder shocks Camden mayoral race figure in Cherry Hill
Ex convict and failed Camden mayoral candidate Major B. Coxson was slain in his Cherry Hill mansion in a predawn attack. His wife Lois and daughter Lita were wounded as four gunmen bound and gagged the family and fled. A 13 year old son escaped to alert neighbors. Police described the attackers as four armed men in a black Cadillac. Coxson died from a close range head wound.
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Cherry Hill
N.J
B. Coxson
Camden
Coxson
Lois
Lita
Toro
O'Rourke
Camden County
Tom Daley
Federal
Lewisburg
Pipe Rolls Off Truck. Sparta Worker Killed
Durward F. Leverenz sixty five age fifty five of Sparta employed 13 years by Sparta City Municipal Water Department died after a water pipe fell during unloading from a semitrailer near Sparta Beverage Bottling Co. The 10 inch pipe rolled off the truck bed striking Leverenz. Witness Ed Klitzke saw the incident. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Funeral services Saturday at United Methodist Church Sparta with burial Mount Hope Cemetery. He served in World War II and Korea and belonged to the Sparta Masonic Lodge and Volunteer Fire Company. He was survived by his wife Betty and daughter Janelle and a sister.
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Sparta, Wis
Durward F. Leverenz
Sparta
Sparta City Municipal Water Department
David P. Kemp
Leverenz
Leo Burke
Paul Albrecht
Monroe County
Weekend Outlook With Mild Nights and Scenic Skies
Partly cloudy Friday night with a low around 55. Saturday will be sunny and cooler with a high near 80 and northeasterly winds 5 to 15 mph. Friday night and Saturday carry 20 and 10 percent chances of precipitation respectively. Sunday remains partly cloudy with a low near 60 and afternoon showers and thunderstorms possible.
Watergate handling and punishment questions raised
Columnist Joseph Alsop argues Watergate coverage might shield criminals from standard legal penalties. Also notes Secretariat aiming for the Belmont Stakes final leg of horse racing's Triple Crown this Saturday.
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Joseph Alsop
Secretariat
Remodeling Coleman Auditorium Into Shop Space Favored
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute district board tentatively approved converting Coleman Auditorium into shop and classroom space. The plan estimates 450000 for remodeling with 200000 for remodeling, 100000 for contingencies and fees, and 150000 for shifting existing shops, plus potential 20 percent federal aid and state board approval.
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Coleman Auditorium
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
Schroeder
Franco to Step Down as Spain President and Plan Shakeup
Madrid AP reports General Francisco Franco will relinquish the government leadership while remaining head of state. Adm. Luis Carrero Blanco is slated to become premier with Prince Juan Carlos designated as future king. Alejandro Valcarcel named vice president and secretary general of the Movement. Franco to keep armed forces head.
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Franco
Spain
Madrid
Francisco Franco
Associated Press
Adm
Luis Carrero Blanco
Juan Carlos
Carrero Blanco
Alejandro Rodriguez de Valcarcel
Cortes
Valcarcel
FBI Nomination of Kelley Seen as Morale Boost at FBI
FBI sources say Clarence M. Kelley the Kansas City police chief is an excellent choice to become FBI director. His FBI and police experience could lift morale and public image, after a crisis of confidence following Gray and Nixon disclosures. Confirmation by the Senate remains the hurdle.
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Washington
Kansas City
Clarence M. Kelley
FBI
Kelley
Senate
J. Hoover
Kansas City Police
L. Patrick Gray III
Gray
White House
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Lowell P. Weicker
R-Conn
William D. Ruckelshaus
Lee Nixon P. 2
Washington, D.C
Richard Nixon
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Major B. Coxson
Sparta Beverage Bottling Co
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Brownsville
Minn
la Crosse Plumbing
Durward Leverenz
Tri-State
Ann Landers
Jerome R. Rosso
Tribune
Harry Schroeder
Hackner, Schroeder, Roslansky
Schroeder and Dist
Charles Richardson
Richardson
N. 8Th St
N. 9Th St
Secret Council of the Realm
Hector J. Campora
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